Education in this country can be slightly depressing to consider. It gets repeated cuts in the government nationally, although Rhode Island gets better marks than most states on that subject, but the same people who vote for the politicians that cut education are often also parents that spend a considerable amount of time fretting about whether their child is receiving a quality education. High school graduates will go directly into employment without attending college because they have either been conditioned to dislike school in general by a lackluster experience thus far, or the cost is simply too prohibitive. Sadly, this decision to forego further education is a mistake. Here are some reasons to take the decision about whether to pursue higher education very seriously.